Trade Me's top auction: A 'possessed' printer

The 'evil' printer that had more Trade Me page views than anything else in 2013.

A "possessed ... evil'' wireless printer was the most viewed listing on online auction site Trade Me this year - by more than 1 million views.

"Words cannot express how much I hate this printer,'' Nick Ward wrote introducing his hilarious Trade Me listing which would go on to become the second most viewed Trade Me listing of all time - second only to the infamous 'Tana Umaga handbag'.

"So why on earth would you want this unholy piece of garbage? Well there's a good chance it will work for you there's nothing technically wrong with it except it has a soul of pure darkness.''

It eventually sold for $280, and instead of taking it home, the buyer gave Mr Ward, a film-maker who wrote the hit film Stickmen, the pleasure of smashing it to pieces on TV magazine show Seven Sharp.

With a staggering 845,265 views it was by far the most viewed auction of 2013.

The second most viewed auction was that of a 43'' Toshiba television, which attracted 174,713 views with its inventive listing and photographs of it around the streets of Christchurch. It sold for $325, with money going to the charity, Kidney Kids.